Extracts From the Daily Telegraph 19th November 1914 To continue the theme of the week, main coverage of the day was the funeral service of Earl Roberts, due to take place at St Paul’s that day, which took up a good chunk of with further articles Even Rudyard Kipling joined in with a poem in honour of the Field Marshal. The actual prosecution of the war really has seemed to take a back seat over the last few days as a result. The war isn’t stopping the winter fat stock shows from continuing as usual, and the first is opening in Norwich The treatment of German prisoners of war at a camp near Dorchester is examined and naturally comes out favourably The publication of “King Albert’s Book,” a tribute to Belgium and in aid of the appeal fund, is announced “Interesting innovations will be made at future football matches” to aid recruiting “They fought not against odds, but against all the odds.” Archibald Hurd explains the defeat at Coronel “An immediate rise in the price of tea will give the housewife notice that she is contributing her share to the extra cost of maintaining England’s honour on land and sea,” I’m sure the housewife will be relieved to hear that aspect of the rise The YMCA takes out a full page to advertise its appeal for temporary buildings, with the news that Queen Alexandra herself gives a building
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